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Dick Vitale Outraged By Mike Sherman Talks

January 9th, 2012

"Mike Sherman? Why, bay-BEE?"

This is what it has come to for the Bucs. It isn’t just that Team Glazer and Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik are being scoffed at by local talking heads over the known interviewees to replace jettisoned Bucs coach Raheem Morris. It is now national scorn.

First it was Deadspin, then it was PTI mocking if not laughing at who the Bucs are looking at for their new head coach. Well now, Dick Vitale has piled on.

The ESPN college basketball icon and Tampa Bay area resident took to Twitter to lambaste the talk of Mike Sherman being one of the leading candidates as the next Bucs coach.

@DickieV: BUCS may hire Mike Sherman. y is he on their radar? They say offensive genius.25-25 @Tex A&M fired by Green Bay that doesn’t = GENIUS!

Later, Vitale used Twitter to please with almost-Bucs coach Steve Mariucci to leave the NFL Network desk to run the Bucs.

I’ve run into Dicky V a few times in Sarasota and he is a genuinely good guy. I saw him speaking to a group of military personnel and at the end of the talk he said “…and don’t thank me for being here. I want to thank you for that.” Earned so much of my respect with that.

Like Ive been saying since Mike Sherman was said to be in the running for a job as hc. If we hire this a$$clown we will be the laughing stock of the league. Bank on it. Even a college basketball commentator knows that this dude is a moron and a sad excuse for a coach.

Ever think that they have had a stinking, lousy management group for the last 15 or 20 years? That is why people talk about a coach’s success, they better darn well consider the orginization. Wonder why it looks like Rah might get a good job elsewhere and Fisher wouldn’t come here? Our organization has such a reputation around the league as a big part of the problem here right now.

Joe I have always been skeptical about the Glazers desire to win with money not being an obstacle. I am with you that this team has talent but I am starting to abandon the thought that the Glazers are dedicated to winning. If the Glazers had called Jeff Fisher and told him money was not an option and they would do what it took to win I think they had him. Instead once again they are going with cheapest options. All of the coaches they have talked to or will talk to will come on the cheap just as Mark Dominik and Raheem Morris did. This is getting nauseating. The Glazers tell the fans they will prove that they will spend money but they do nothing to change fans opinions.

I do know for a fact that he is in Sarasota a lot! I’ve bumped into him multiple times around town and im definitely not some kind of super stalker that roams around trying to find dick….I mean a guy named Dick!!!!

Regarding Marty’s son Brian, I’ve read so many complaints about his playcalling with the Jets, but I can’t help but think 2 things; He’s got one of the worst starting QB’s in the league to work with in Sanchez and he’s doing it in New York where the media makes everybody either suck really bad or be the greatest thing ever.